Search for new physics with atoms and molecules

MS Safronova, D Budker, D DeMille, DFJ Kimball… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - APS
This article reviews recent developments in tests of fundamental physics using atoms and
molecules, including the subjects of parity violation, searches for permanent electric dipole …

Taking atom interferometric quantum sensors from the laboratory to real-world applications

K Bongs, M Holynski, J Vovrosh, P Bouyer… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Since the first proof-of-principle experiments over 25 years ago, atom interferometry has
matured to a versatile tool that can be used in fundamental research in particle physics …

Measurement of the fine-structure constant as a test of the Standard Model

RH Parker, C Yu, W Zhong, B Estey, H Müller - Science, 2018 - science.org
Measurements of the fine-structure constant α require methods from across subfields and
are thus powerful tests of the consistency of theory and experiment in physics. Using the …

Quantum sensing for gravity cartography

B Stray, A Lamb, A Kaushik, J Vovrosh, A Rodgers… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The sensing of gravity has emerged as a tool in geophysics applications such as
engineering and climate research,–, including the monitoring of temporal variations in …

US cosmic visions: new ideas in dark matter 2017: community report

M Battaglieri, A Belloni, A Chou, P Cushman… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2017 - arxiv.org
arxiv:1707.04591v1 [hep-ph] 14 Jul 2017 Page 1 US Cosmic Visions: New Ideas in Dark
Matter 2017 : Community Report Marco Battaglieri (SAC co-chair),1 Alberto Belloni (Coordinator),2 …

Schrödinger cat states of a 16-microgram mechanical oscillator

M Bild, M Fadel, Y Yang, U Von Lüpke, P Martin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
According to quantum mechanics, a physical system can be in any linear superposition of its
possible states. Although the validity of this principle is routinely validated for microscopic …

Matter-wave atomic gradiometer interferometric sensor (MAGIS-100)

M Abe, P Adamson, M Borcean… - Quantum Science …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
MAGIS-100 is a next-generation quantum sensor under construction at Fermilab that aims to
explore fundamental physics with atom interferometry over a 100 m baseline. This novel …

Atom-Interferometric Test of the Equivalence Principle at the Level

P Asenbaum, C Overstreet, M Kim, J Curti… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We use a dual-species atom interferometer with 2 s of free-fall time to measure the relative
acceleration between Rb 85 and Rb 87 wave packets in the Earth's gravitational field …

A blueprint for demonstrating quantum supremacy with superconducting qubits

C Neill, P Roushan, K Kechedzhi, S Boixo, SV Isakov… - Science, 2018 - science.org
A key step toward demonstrating a quantum system that can address difficult problems in
physics and chemistry will be performing a computation beyond the capabilities of any …

Quantum superposition of molecules beyond 25 kDa

YY Fein, P Geyer, P Zwick, F Kiałka, S Pedalino… - Nature Physics, 2019 - nature.com
Matter-wave interference experiments provide a direct confirmation of the quantum
superposition principle, a hallmark of quantum theory, and thereby constrain possible …